IBM InfoSphere Information Governance Catalog v11.5.0.2: Building the Catalog

The IBM InfoSphere Information Governance Catalog v11.5.0.2: Building the Catalog course is a 1-day course that is designed to teach students how the Information Governance Catalog is used to govern information assets through the development of a governance catalog of categories and terms. This catalog documents information assets and governance policies and rules that implement the high-level strategy and objectives of a governance program.

• Introduction to the Information Governance Catalog
• Building a business glossary
• Governance policies and rules
• Cataloging a workflow
• Management techniques

This is an introductory course for those who will be using the Information Governance Catalog to develop and implement their information governance strategy.

• You should have basic knowledge of the Windows operating system
• Familiarity with Information Server products is desired but not required

1. Introduction to the Information Governance Catalog

• Describe information governance
• Describe how the Information Governance Catalog supports information governance
• Describe the IBM Information Server environment that Information Governance Catalog is a part of
• Describe the governance role of the Information Governance Catalog within Information Server

2. Building a Business Glossary

• Describe categories and terms
• Describe the category hierarchy
• Describe the kind of information in categories and terms
• Describe how to create categories and terms

3. Governance Policies and Rules

• Describe policies and rules
• Describe the rules hierarchy
• Describe the kind of information in policies and rules
• Describe how to create policies and rules

4. Catalog Workflow

• Describe Information Governance Catalog security roles
• Describe Catalog workflow
• Create a new category and mark it for review
• Review a category
• Edit the category based on the reviewer’s feedback
• Approve a category
• Publish the Catalog
• IBM InfoSphere Stewardship Center

5. Catalog Management

• Restrict access to Catalog content
• Create labels
• Manage stewards
• Create custom attributes
• Import and export a business glossary

6. IBM Glossary Anywhere

• Configure IBM Glossary Anywhere
• Search for governance assets using IBM Glossary Anywhere
• Use text capture to search for governance assets

7. Information Governance Dashboard (optional)

• Explore the Information Governance Dashboard
• Drilling down in the Cognos charts

• You should have basic knowledge of the Windows operating system
• Familiarity with Information Server products is desired but not required